COROMA in the press

(Interempresas-técnica y tecnología- Spanish technology in metalworking) The European project COROMA seeks to develop a new intelligent, modular and flexible industrial robot concept.

Advances in the scientific and technological development of robotics is one of the mainstays of Industry 4.0 and constitutes one of the priority lines of action established by the European Commission for driving the competitiveness of industry in Europe. The Coroma (Cognitively Enhanced Robot For Flexible Manufacturing of Metal and Composite Parts) European project, an initiative coordinated by the IK4-Ideko technology center, is being developed within this context and seeks to develop a new intelligent, modular and flexible industrial robot concept with the capability to carry out multiple processes and manufacture of metal and composite material parts for sectors as demanding as aeronautics, shipbuilding and energy generation.

BA Systèmes, talks about the R&D project COROMA for the Factory of the Future.

29-August-2017

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BE PART OF THE CONSORTIUM OF COROMA PROJECT? BA Systèmes designs, manufactures, installs and maintains AGV systems for many customers in various activity sectors. AGV solutions are composed of automated guided vehicles driven by a fleet management system. The main goal of the company is to introduce a mobile robot solution in the framework of the Factory of the Future (FoF). Obviously, such innovative system requires the know-how of various high-skilled partners. Thus, COROMA project was the perfect opportunity develop such product to answer new needs and industrial uses.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BE PART OF THE CONSORTIUM OF COROMA PROJECT? CORO-MOB is the module bringing mobility to the robotic system for manufacturing of large metal or composite parts. Basically, CORO-MOB is based on an industrial AGV specifically modified/adapted to answer COROMA use-case. On top of the integration of a 6 axis robotic system, an autonomous navigation based on a new localization system will be developed in the COROMA project. The main goal is to make the system as flexible as possible to address several use-cases and to limit the infrastructure constraints. The other modules such as CORO-SAFE will be closely linked to the AGV and integrated to provide a full solution.

(UK - English) Robot firm joins European project

(2017 July – Machinery Market) The Shadow Robot Co (www.shadowrobot.com) recently confirmed that it is now a partner in COROMA (cognitively enhanced robot for flexible manufacturing of metal and composite parts) — a European project (www.coroma-project.eu) with a budget of more than 7 million euros that is being coordinated by the IK4-IDEKO technology centre.

The purpose of the project is to develop a modular robotic system capable of carrying out numerous manufacturing tasks “that are adapted to production requirements”.

These tasks will include drilling, trimming, deburring, polishing, sanding and non-destructive testing.

(UK - English) Shadow Robot Company joins ‘COROMA’ project

(2017-05-26 – Machinery) UK robotics company, the Shadow Robot Company, has become a partner of the Cognitively Enhanced Robot For Flexible Manufacturing of Metal and Composite Parts (COROMA) project.

COROMA is a European project that seeks to develop a new intelligent, modular and flexible industrial robot concept with the capability to carry out multiple processes and manufacture of metal and composite material parts.

Specifically, the new system will carry out tasks such as drilling, trimming, deburring, polishing, sanding, non-destructive inspections and could even be used as a moving support for the manufactured parts themselves.

The system will be equipped with a simple interface for the robots to receive basic commands that require minimum programming effort by the human operator. The control system will also be optimised so that the robotic system is aware and reactive to the process condition.

Says Shadow Robot Company managing director Rich Walker: “We’re really happy to be involved in this consortium. We see manufacturing as the next market we want to enter, and working on this project helps us to achieve that. COROMA brings together the best of European technology organisations, and I think it will be a very exciting journey to work with them and see this new tech evolve.”

(UK-English) Robot firm joins European project

The Shadow Robot Co (www.shadowrobot.com) recently confirmed that it is now a partner in COROMA (cognitively enhanced robot for flexible manufacturing of metal and composite parts) — a European project (www.coroma-project.eu) with a budget of more than 7 million euros that is being coordinated by the IK4-IDEKO technology centre.

The purpose of the project is to develop a modular robotic system capable of carrying out numerous manufacturing tasks “that are adapted to production requirements”.

These tasks will include drilling, trimming, deburring, polishing, sanding and non-destructive testing.

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(UK - English) Soraluce plays key role in robot development

MARCH 2017 – MACHINERY MARKET– Spanish machine tool builder and manufacturing-systems specialist Soraluce is set to play a key role in a European Union initiative focusing on integrating robots with production machines, the aim being to secure manufacturing competitiveness and boost the advent of ‘smart factories of the future’ (www.danobatgroup.com).

(UK-English) Robot machining cell at heart of European collaboration

NUCLEAR AMRC news – No.28 – Nuclear AMRC engineers have started work with a new robotic machining cell as part of a 6€ million European project to develop intelligent robots for nuclear manufacturing and other industries.

The team are investigating whether the ABB 6700, a large industrial robot arm with six degrees of freedom of movement, can provide the po

sitional accuracy and repeatability required for machining tasks. The project will initially focus on finishing operations such as grinding, deburring and finish milling.

“To the best of my knowledge, no research centre has ever done a robotic machining project at this scale before,”
says Ozan Gurdal, Nuclear AMRC research engineer. “The components are actual nuclear components, and material is nuclear-grade material. The robots developed by the COROMA project will also have cognitive abilities for operations such as part scanning and toolpath generating, so we will be bringing real innovation to robotic machining.”